Bill Bradley

Acting
Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Biography

Born in 1931, Bill Bradley was an actor, known for Suspense (1962), Fawlty Towers (1975) and Square Mile of Murder (1980).

Known For & Full Filmography5 Titles

#1Compact

Drama Series - 1962, 16 episodes as Salesman

5.0 / 10
DramaSoap

Compact was a British television soap opera shown by the BBC between 1962 and 1965. The series was created by Hazel Adair and Peter Ling, who together went on to devise Crossroads. In contrast to the kitchen sink realism of Coronation Street, Compact was a distinctly middle-class serial, set in the more "sophisticated" arena of magazine publishing. An early "avarice" soap, it took the viewer into the business workplace, and aligned the professional lives of the characters with more personal storylines. The show was scheduled for broadcast on Tuesdays and Thursdays, thus avoiding a clash with ITV's Coronation Street on Mondays and Wednesdays. When Compact began, the editor was a woman, Joanne Minster, yet it was not long before she was replaced by Ian Harmon, the son of the magazine's owner. Despite being largely criticised by reviewers, Compact was popular with the general public, and in 1964 a regular omnibus edition was introduced, broadcast on Sundays. Morris Barry, a some-time actor and BBC director – he directed several Doctor Who stories in the 1960s – took over as producer and was given a brief to spice the series up in view of the criticism it had received from the national press. But the BBC, never comfortable with the concept of soap opera, quietly dropped the series in 1965.

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#2Fawlty Towers

Drama Series - 1975, 16 episodes as Mr. Mackintosh

8.3 / 10
Comedy

Owner Basil Fawlty, his wife Sybil, a chambermaid Polly, and Spanish waiter Manuel attempt to run their hotel amidst farcical situations and an array of demanding guests.

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#3Dr. Finlay's Casebook

Drama Series - 1962, 16 episodes as Sword Dancer

6.7 / 10
ComedyDrama

Dr Finlay's Casebook is a BBC television series that was broadcast from 1962 until 1971. Based on A. J. Cronin's novella Country Doctor, the storylines centred on a general medical practice in the fictional Scottish town of Tannochbrae during the late 1920s.

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#4Suspense

Drama Series - 1962, 16 episodes as Police Constable

6.7 / 10
MysteryDrama

Anthology series telling suspenseful tales.

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#5A Turn for the Worse

Movie - 1981, 2h 15m as Donald Peers

8.8 / 10
ComedyTV Movie

Simon Simpson runs an entertainment agency in Liverpool. At one of his regular auditions in The Bootle Railway Club he sees an aggressive young man fresh from the dole queue who dreams of becoming a professional comedian. Simpson believes the boy has talent and starts to groom him for 'stardom'.

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